6 292. That is the number of people murdered in Guatemala in 2008. Thirteen years after the peace accords putting an end to the genocide of Maya communities, this tiny country with a population of only 13 million is now one of the most violent in the world. More than 98% of murders are never investigated, let alone brought to trial. This violence is no random occurrence, but has emerged as more and more social problems have developed, and successive governments, more interested in defending their own interests, have failed to find any adequate response. Mara gangs, made up of youths with no hope and no future, are not the cause of the problem, but rather the result, produced by a society afflicted by its own evil forces.